Condenser



(No Model.)

' W. H. WORTHEN.

CONDENSER.

Patented Jan. 5, 1892.

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WILLIAM H. wonrnnn, onBRooKLYN, new YORK.

C DENS -i SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 466,550, dated January 5, 1892. Application filed September 16,1291. smart. 405,851. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. WORTHEN, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in av Condenser, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in condensers in which the vapor to be condensed is drawn into intimate contact with one or more jets of cold water.-

The object is tolsimplify the construction so that the condensing water may be taken in at the lowest point, the spray-pipe easily adjusted and removed, and the vapor caused to travel across the jets on all sides of the spraypipe.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view of the condenser in vertical section. Fig. 2 is a partial vertical section showing the body of the condenser provided with an enlarged upper portion. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the line 03 ac of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged View in detail of one of the upper corners of the condenser, showing the means of centering the baffling-plate therein. j l

A represents the body portion of the condenser, shown in the present instance in elongated cylindrical form and having its lower end a contracted and seated upon a foot or base piece B, in which a pipe-joint b is formed for conducting the condensing water from a suitable supply (not shown) to the bottom of the spray-pipe. The top of the base-piece B is preferably provided with an annular flange b, adapted to fit within the opening a in the bottom of the body of. the condenser for the purpose of setting the body securelyupon the foot-piece and forming a tight joint between them. The upper end of the pipe-joint b is somewhat enlarged, as

shown at 12*", forming an annular shoulder b upon,which the lower end of the spray-pipe C may rest when inserted within the enlarged portion 12 The spray-pipe 0 consists of a straight piece of pipe provided with numerous perforations through its wall for emitting jets of water into the space within the body portion A. The upper end of the spray-pipe O preferably extends a short distance above the top of the body A and is received within a recess d'in the .central portion of a cover D. The

cover D is fitted to form a tight joint with the permit the removal of the spray-pipe O without disturbing the cover D. Any well-known or suitable handle or lug might also be secured to or formed integral with the upper portion of the spray-pipe C for thepurpose of securing a hold upon it for its removal.

In Fig. 1 I have shown the joint between theupper end of the spray-pipe O and the cover packed with a suitableelastic packing d This feature I do not consider as essential, for the reason that any slight leakage that might occur would only tend to draw water from the spray-pipe 0 into contact with the vapor to be condensed- In fact, for all practical purposes the spray-pipe C may be inserted in its position as a rough casting without any attempt at fitting it nicely to its seat either at its upper or lower end.

The opening for the entrance of the vapor to be condensed is located at the upper por tion of the condenser and is represented by E. The opening for the discharge of the condensed vapor and water is located at the bottom of the condenser and is represented by e. In order to distribute the inflowing vapor around the spray-pipe O, I introduce a baffiing-plateF, consistingin thepresent instance of a series of fingers f, depending from an annular ring-head, the lower ends of the fingers f being adapted to rest upon the annular edge of an inwardly-projecting flange a located near the top of the body portionA j ustbelow the opening for the entrance of the vapor. The flange a forms a support for the bafflingplate F, and for the purpose of centering the said plate within the body A, Iprovide it at its upper edge with bolts f, the heads of which are adapted to bear against the inner wall of the upper portion of the body A, while adj usting-nuts f located upon opposite sides of the wall of the battling-plate, serve to force it and lock it in the desired adjustment.

It is obvious that the baffling-plate F might be formed by perforating a ring instead of forming it in the shape of fingers, as shown.

The adj ustability of the bafilingplate is an important feature in connection with the condenser, for the reason that it admits of so directing the vapor to be condensed as to effect a maximum condensation with a given amount of water. The vapor which travels around to the opposite side of the baffling-plate from that on which the vapor enters is not in position to be forced through the bathing-plate as directly as that which strikes the bathingplate immediately in front of the vapor-inlet, and by shifting the bafi'iing-plate laterally the vapor may be caused to pass downwardly upon all sides of the spray-pipe equally, and thus cause it to do its maximum work.

Where the condenser is of large size, as hereinbefore referred to, I find it desirable to contract the body portion below the bafflingplate, as shown at A, Fig. 2, and when so formed the lower edge of the bathing-plate may rest upon the upper end of the contracted portion without requiring the flange (1?.

In operation, suitable exhaust mechanism having been connected with the exit-opening e, the cold water is drawn upwardly within the spray-pipe C and ejected therefrominto the surrounding space, and at the same time the vapor is drawn through the opening E, and by means of the bafliing-plate F is caused to pass downwardly on all sides ofthe pipe G into intimate contact with the issuing, jets, therebybecomin g condensed and passing with the water from the jets out of the opening e.

\Vhat I claim is- 1. The combination, with the body of the a provided with a seat for the reception of one endot the spray-pipe, of the spray-pipe removably engaged at its opposite ends with the base and cover and free to be drawn out of and inserted within the body portion by an endwise movement when the cover is removed, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the body portion of the condenser provided with the openings for the admission and discharge of the water and vapors, of the removable spray-pipe and the baffling-plate formingapartition between the vapor-inlet and the space around the spray-pipe for distributing thevapor to be condensed, and means for adjusting the batfiing-plate laterally with respect to thespraypipe, substantially as set forth.

3. 'lhecom-binatiou, with thebody portion of the condenser provided with an enlarged upper portion and having a vapor-receiving opening in connection with the enlarged upper portion and waterreceiving and discharging openings at the lower portion, of the spray-pipe extending from the lower end of the condenser upwardly within theenlarged portion, and the hauling-plate located within the said enlarged portion and forming a partition between the vapor-inlet and the space around the spray-pipe, substantially as set forth.

WILLIAM H. WORTHEN, Witnesses:

EDWIN J ENKINS, W. J. GOULD. 

